diff --git a/test/redirect.cc b/test/redirect.cc
index a4a9970..daa4fbf 100644
--- a/test/redirect.cc
+++ b/test/redirect.cc
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ Test(redirect, stderr_) {
 
 Test(redirect, stdin_) {
     auto& f_cin = criterion::get_redirected_cin();
-    f_cin << std::string("Foo");
+    f_cin << "Foo";
     f_cin.close();
 
     std::string read;